by HCD Guest Author | Mar 31, 2009 | News
After months of anticipation and a fair bit of buzz, a copy of Evidence-Based Healthcare Design, a new book by Rosalyn Cama, FASID-also the Board Chair of The Center for Health Design and a member of the HEALTHCARE DESIGN editorial board-finally landed on my desk....
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 31, 2009 | News
“Reflections” is a new column featuring thoughts and commentary by former HEALTHCARE DESIGN Editor-in-Chief Richard L. Peck. Back in the pre-stimulus dark days, when most construction activity had all but fallen through the floor, the American General Contractors...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 31, 2009 | News
Project Summary Completion Date: August 2008 Owner: PeaceHealth, Springfield, Oregon Architecture: Anshen + Allen Hospitality Design: WATG Contracting: Turner Construction Lighting Consulting: Kevan Shaw Lighting Design Civil and Structural Engineering: KPFF Landscape...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 31, 2009 | News
In a world dominated by Web 2.0, user-generated content, and ever-increasing sources of information and reference, it is more important than ever to afford your clients and community the ability to generate their own content and context. That’s exactly what JBA...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 31, 2009 | News
The healthcare building industry is unique from other commercial building industries. According to the Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration statistics, the healthcare industry is the second fastest growing sector in the economy. On average,...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 31, 2009 | News
We recently celebrated the Chinese New Year, and here in San Francisco, the holiday draws hundreds of thousands of people to the annual parade-the largest celebration outside of Asia. One of the few remaining night-illuminated celebrations, it’s an amazing...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 26, 2009 | News
Studies have indicated that faith affects our physical well-being. So as healthcare designers, how do we create worship spaces that are spiritually inspiring and have meaning to different cultural traditions found in hospitals today? We know that community needs and...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 24, 2009 | News
Is the real work of interior designers as a design project partner: 2.86% – Well understood by the public 74.29% – Poorly understood by the public 22.86% – Important but not necessary to publicize COMMENTS -the architect is often left with doing the...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 24, 2009 | News
Last week I was talking with colleagues from the architectural and construction teams. They had a couple of interesting points about consolidating space and thoughts to keep in mind when looking at a new site that I wanted to share. Identify the Specific Needs of Your...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 18, 2009 | News
Play the video to the right to hear what attendees at the HEALTHCARE DESIGN.08 conference feel are the biggest challenges facing the healthcare building sector. Spotting new trends? Uncertainty with payment systems? The need to move toward smart hospitals? What is...
